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Frank Kuptana is storytelling of his younger days, of when people were arriving to Aggie Bolt’s land to purchase supplies from the store, of the Sunday services and games, of when they were unloading the trading supply ship that arrived, of…

Mary Kailek is sharing more her journals of she and her family’s activities from 1979, and October 1980 onward, of activities such as living out on the land, fishing, trapping, snaring, their travels, and births, of sewing her fancy parkas, of her…

William Kuptana is storytelling of when he started remembering when he was a young boy of how they lived long ago prior to Caucasians arriving, of when they lived a totally traditional lifestyle and describes their hunting and fishing methods prior…

Host of A Native Voice Edward Lennie provides regional trapping news then airs William Kuptana’s Old Time Stories of how Inuvialuit lived long ago prior to Whiteman Arrival.

Frank Kuptana is storytelling from when he started remembering when he was young of his way of life and culture long ago of their travels, of traditional hunting methods, fishing, of traditional clothing, of traditional food, of the fun drum dances,…

A photo of two men and three dogs outside of the door of the Hudson's Bay Company.

The image shows a couple of conoes with a group of men that are getting some drift wood, as well as a pack of dogs on the shore. Credit: Martha Harry

Persis Gruben is continuing her storytelling of their travels with their families, of moving to Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, of various animals harvested, of the different schooners, of the various places she lived, and of how people long ago…

Persis Gruben continues to tell of her life experiences of when she was younger, of their travels, of fishing and hunting, of various families, of traditional food, of getting staple supplies for the winter, of her sister Winnie’s accident and when…

Persis Gruben continues to tell stories of her life experiences of when she was young living and travelling with her parents and siblings, of a gunshot accident, of hunting and trapping stories, of traditional first aid and healing methods, of a…

Persis Gruben is stortyelling about orphans, of various people and or families at various locations they lived at including the different homes they lived in. She also spoke of water and heating oil not being delivered to them but rather they would…

A photo of Povautag (Susie Tiktalik’s brother born in Banks Is.) and dog Qavuraq.

A photo of Povautag (Susie Tiktalik’s brother born in Banks Is.) and dog Qavuraq.

A photo of ravens looking for food and a dog watching from the side.

Host of the A Long Time Ago program, Louie Goose, airs Silas Kangegana telling about a reindeer herding opportunity in Alaska during a time of hardship and Silas and good friend James (Quvan) Kowana decide to take up the new government opportunity.…

Elder Amos Tumma is storytelling about his reindeer herding days.

A photo of two dogsled teams going for a run at Ren Lake.

A photo of Rose Gully, an unidentified man, and a dog.

Sarah Kuptana is completing the final part 8 of this series of stories of her younger days when they first returned to Sachs Harbour, of her children leaving for school, of their travels by plane including a trip to Alaska and learning about the…

A photo of a schooner ashore in Uukhaktok with dogs beside and setting sun in distance.

A photo of several people at the start line of a dogsled race.

Kenneth Peeloolook is storytelling about Stefansson’s iced in ship that sunk and how they were able to survive with Inupiaq guides followed by a short personal life story

A photo of Stephen Frost from Old Crow standing outside in the winter with a dog beside him.

Mary Kailek is telling a story that was already in progress about the legend of an orphan who sets off in search for the women who were kidnapped including a ruler's daughters followed by another legend of an aging discouraged father whose daughter…

Elder Amos Tumma is telling old time stories of his younger days of hunting and travelling, and of his wife’s grandfather’s stories from long ago of how they lived, working hard, hardly sleeping, hunting for their food prior to arrival of…